PHOTOGRAPH ARCHIVE · 1933–1934
Tus — Firdawsi Mausoleum
General view of memorial with pool in foreground, prior to its reconstruction in 1934. Circa 1933–1934, based on the collection’s expedition context. An approximate settlement centre is shown for Tus; the marker is not the camera position. Photograph: Robert Byron. Source: Conway Library, Courtauld Institute of Art; Fine Arts Library, Harvard College Library.
- Subject
- Architecture and City Views
- Region
- Tus, Iran
- Image type
- Photograph
- Date
- 1933–1934
- Record number
- 1036960
- Coordinates
- 36.483301, 59.516939
- Record type
- Photograph
- Location evidence
- An approximate settlement centre is shown for Tus; the marker is not the camera position.
- Date note
- Circa 1933–1934 is the expedition interval supplied by the collection context, not a confirmed exposure date for this image. Construction and restoration years were not used as photographic dates.
- Collection
- World Archive ↗
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